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Snuff Bottles — Oriental - Bonhams
Auction House:
| Bonhams | |
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| Number of lots recorded: | 96 |
| Lots with images: | 96 |
| Prices available: | 96 |
Category:
Snuff Bottles
| Lot | Description | Price | Image |
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| *** | Li Kechang (1942 - ), water margin, 2001, a snuff bottle signed by the artist, with certificate issued by the artists, 7.2 cm high. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist in 2001, with certificate issued by the artist. Exhibition and Publication:… | *** |  |
| *** | A group of five Chinese snuff bottles, Early to mid-20th century, of various materials including agate, nephrite, and rock crystal, some carved, some inside-painted, each fitted with a stopper of hard stone, coral, or jadeite, box, varying from 6.7 cm to… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese carved white jade and hardstone 'Aubergine' snuff bottle, Qing dynasty late 18th to early 19th century, attributed to the palace workshop, on a wooden stand, 7 cm high. Provenance: Acquired from Clare Chu for the Asian Art Studio, Los Angeles on… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese mottle-green jadeite snuff bottle, Qing dynasty, 1770-1880, 6.1 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection in the States, acquired circa 1960s-1974, property from the estate of James H. Kelley, Christies New York, 15 September 2009, Lot 176, Hugh… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese enamelled white glass snuff bottle, six-character Qianlong mark, 18th to 19th century, 5.5 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese multi-colour glass overlay snuff bottle, Yangzhou school, 1800 to 1840, 6.1 cm high. Provenance: Raymond & Victoria Tregaskis Oriental Ceramics & works of Art, 12 March 1997 (receipt) | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese carved rhinoceros-horn snuff bottle, Qing dynasty period, 6.5 cm high, 35g | *** |  |
| *** | Li Dongxiao (20th/ 21th century), Franca Arena, 1996, inscribed and signed by the artist, 7 cm high. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist in 1996, Publication: Patsy Hollis, 'The Chinese Connection', collectors magazine N. 3, 2008, P. 16 to 17,… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese inside painted 'landscape' snuff bottle, Dated 1910 7.2 cm. Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Y.F. Yang & Company | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese carved white jade melon-form snuff bottle, mid Qing dynasty, 5 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | 12 Chinese inside painted 'The Twenty-four Filial Exemplars' glass snuff bottles, Liu Ziyi (b. 1939), dated 1986 10.5 cm (12). Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company in the late 1980s and early 1990s in Hong Kong b. 1939. Y.F. Yang & Company | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese reticulated parcel-gilt bronze 'dragon' snuff bottle, Qing dynasty, 7.50 cm. Provenance: Ex Paul Braga collection. NSW private collection | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese famille-rose porcelain moulded and enamelled 'double-gourd' snuff bottle, Qianlong four character mark, height 5 cm. The prototype of this bottle is well-known. The Qianlong-period examples are in the J & J Collection, Moss, Graham, and Tsang… | *** |  |
| *** | An inside-painted rock-crystal 'Liu Hai' snuff bottle, Ma Shaoxuan, cyclically dated dingyou year (AD 1897), 6.2 cm high. Provenance: Victoria private collection, acquired from Sotheby's in Melbourne in July 1989 | *** |  |
| *** | Li Kechang (1942 - ), the eighteen scholars of Yingzhou, 1996, inscribed and signed by the artist, 5 cm high. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist in 1996, with certificate issued by the artist | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese inside-painted snuff bottle, Signed Zhou Leyuan, 6 cm high. Provenance: Ex Paul Braga collection. NSW private collection | *** |  |
| *** | Two Chinese carved hornbill snuff bottles, 5.6 cm high, 6.1 cm high (2) | *** |  |
| *** | Two Chinese painted yixing snuff bottle, Mid 20th century 7.7 cm, 6.5 cm (2). Provenance: Purchased at Kaynes in the late 1980s and early 1990s Compare a similar example to one of the bottles, see Verene Nicollier The Baur Collection Geneva, Chinese Snuff… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese inside painted 'bird and flower' smoky-quartz snuff bottle, Ye Bengqi, signed Ye Xiaosan, undated 7 cm. Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Y.F. Yang & Company | *** |  |
| *** | An inside-painted glass 'children at play' snuff bottle, Attributed Wang Xisan, cyclically dated yiyou year (AD 1969), 6.9 cm high. During the Cultural Revolution, accusations were made against Wang Xisan and bottles of this period are not always signed.… | *** |  |
| *** | A group of four Chinese snuff bottles, late 19th century to 20th century, varying sizes from 6 cm to 8.2 cm high (4) | *** |  |
| *** | Three Chinese carved hornbill snuff bottles, Late Qing Dynasty 6 cm, 6 cm, 7.2 cm (3). Provenance: Purchased at Lawson's and Grays Auction, and Michael J Kaynes in the late 1980s and early 1990s in Australia Lawson's and Grays Auction, Michael J Kaynes | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese carved shadow chalcedony snuff bottle, Qing dynasty, 1780-1860, 6.3 cm high, 1780-1860 | *** |  |
| *** | Li Kechang (1942 - ), landscape, 1995, signed and inscribed by the artist, 7 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese inside-painted 'tiger' rock crystal snuff bottle, attributed to Liu Shouben, dated by inscription 1969, 7.5 cm high. Provenance: Singapore private collection() '' | *** |  |
| *** | Two Chinese inside painted glass snuff bottles, Yi Zi, Chen Runpu (b. 1946), early to mid 20th century 9 cm, 9.3 cm (2). Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company in the late 1980s and early 1990s in Hong Kong b. 1946 . Y.F. Yang & Company | *** |  |
| *** | Two Chinese moulded porcelain snuff bottles, Qing dynasty, 1796 - 1820, 7.5 cm high, 6.5 cm high (2). Provenance: The 'Dragon' bottle with Raymond & Victoria Tregaskis insurance valuation dated 1 May 1995, Publication: the 'Dragon' bottle featured in… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese carved hardstone snuff bottle, late Qing dynasty, possibly stained to resemble turquoise, 4.6 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese famille-rose and iron-red painted snuff bottle, Qianlong four-character iron-red mark, inscribed a poem in the reverse, 5.5 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese inside painted 'zebra and antelope' snuff bottle, Wang Qian, dated 1992 8 cm. Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Y.F. Yang & Company | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese inside painted 'playing children' amber snuff bottles, Attributed to Ye Zhongsan, Ye family, early 20th century 8 cm. Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company in the late 1980s and early 1990s in Hong Kong. Y.F. Yang & Company | *** |  |
| *** | A group of three Chinese painted porcelain snuff bottles, one 'grasshopper' bottle with four-character Daoguang mark and of the period, the other with a Qianlong mark, 6.5 cm, 6.2 cm, 5.6 cm high (3). Provenance: Victoria private collection, the Wanshang… | *** |  |
| *** | A group of six carved decorative objects, Qing dynasty to early Republic period comprising of a carved cinnabar lacquer circular box, a coral pendant of gold fish and lotus leaves on stand, a jadeite 'dragon' pendant, 'dragon' and 'floral' decorative… | *** |  |
| *** | Two Chinese carved white jade snuff bottles, the larger one carved with a poem in low relief on the back, each bottle with a coral stopper, 8.5 cm high, 6 cm high (2) | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese carved amber snuff bottle, Late Qing or Republic period, both sides carved with figures within garden landscape, 10 cm wide, 135g. Provenance: Private collection NSW, Purchased in 1969 in England, 1969 | *** |  |
| *** | A group of five Chinese snuff bottles, late 19th century to 20th century, varying sizes from 4.3 cm to 6.5 cm high (5) | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese moulded and enamelled iron-red glaze 'Dragon and phoenix' snuff bottle, Qing dynasty, 1796 - 1820, 7.2 cm high, Compare a turquoise-glazed example of almost identical decoration, see Lot 39, the Paul Braga collection of snuff bottles, Bonhams… | *** |  |
| *** | A group of eight Chinese snuff bottles, late 19th century to 20th century, varying sizes from 4.8 cm to 7.8 cm high (8) | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese inside painted and carved agate snuff bottle, Xiaoxuan, Late Qing 7 cm. Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company in the late 1980s and early 1990s in Hong Kong. Y.F. Yang & Company | *** |  |
| *** | Two Chinese inside painted glass snuff bottles, Liu Ziyi, Guangqiang, dated 1990 10 cm, 9.3 cm (2). Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company in the late 1980s and early 1990s in Hong Kong . Y.F. Yang & Company | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese inside painted 'insects' glass snuff bottle, Suo Zhenhai (1944-2006), dated 1996 8 cm. Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company in the late 1980s and early 1990s Compare another bottle by Suo painted with similar artistic motif and… | *** |  |
| *** | A famille-rose snuff bottle, Qianlong four-character iron-red mark, 7.3 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | An amber inside painted snuff bottle, Attributed to Ye Zhongsan (1869-1945), dated according to inscription 1900 jadeite stopper, 6.4 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | Two Chinese snuff bottles, one of jadeite and carved with a pair of 'lion' masks on the sides, the other of yellow jade and plain design, each bottle with a coral stopper, 7.8 cm high, 6 cm high (2). Provenance: Private collection Victoria | *** |  |
| *** | Four Chinese carved agate snuff bottles, varying heights from 5 cm to 5.5 cm (4). Provenance: Singapore private collection | *** |  |
| *** | Two Chinese carved amber snuff bottles, 5.5 cm high (2). Provenance: Singapore private collection | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese green glass overlay 'gourd' snuff bottle, 5.8 cm. Provenance: Singapore private collection. Compare a glass overlay bottle with different colour scheme with same motif and shape, see CB-TA-1925-68 Baur Collection, P118, The Baur Collection,… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese painted glass snuff bottle, Li Kechang, dated 1965 8.5 cm. Provenance: Purchased at Kaynes in the late 1980s and early 1990s Note: This is one of very few attempts of Li and the Boshan school of artists to imitate the 'Guyue Xuan' style. The… | *** |  |
| *** | Two Chinese inside painted glass snuff bottles, Li Kechang (b. 1942), and possibly Zhang Guangqing (b. 1948), dated 1970s 8.7 cm, 8 cm (2). Provenance: Purchased at Kaynes in the late 1980s and early 1990s (b. 1942)' '; (b. 1948). Y.F. Yang & Company | *** |  |
| *** | Two Chinese inside painted glass snuff bottles, Chen Runpu (b. 1946), 1986 to 1988 9.5 cm, 8.2 cm (2). Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company in the late 1980s and early 1990s in Hong Kong b. 1946 ; . Y.F. Yang & Company | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese inside painted 'insects' snuff bottle, Suo Zhenhai (1944-2006), dated 1992 7 cm. Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company in the late 1980s and early 1990s in Hong Kong 1944-2006. Y.F. Yang & Company | *** |  |
| *** | A group of two Chinese blue-and-white snuff bottles, 18th/ 19th century. bases with concentric circles, 11 cm, 8.1 cm high (2). Provenance: Victoria private collection, one with 'The British Antique Dealers' Association' label | *** |  |
| *** | A carved Chinse white jade purse-form snuff bottle, 4 cm high. Provenance: Acquired from Fritz Lintner Antiques on 22 July 99 (receipt) | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese famille-rose snuff bottle, Jiaqing four-character iron-red mark, height 7.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Two Chinese carved coral snuff bottles, 7 cm high, 6 cm high (2) | *** |  |
| *** | A group of four Chinese snuff bottles, late 19th century to 20th century, varying sizes from 7 cm to 8.5 cm high (4) | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese inside painted 'koi' glass snuff bottle, Su Fengyu, dated 1980 7.5 cm. Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company in the late 1980s and early 1990s in Hong Kong. Y.F. Yang & Company | *** |  |
| *** | Three Chinese carved jade snuff bottles, two 'woven basket' bottles, one of white jade and the other of celadon jade, and the third of white jade, carved with two children playing with a drum on one side and a poem on the other, 6.5 cm high, 7 cm high, 7… | *** |  |
| *** | Five Chinese cloisonne snuff bottles, 19th/ 20th century 7 cm, 7 cm, 6 cm, 8.5 cm, 8 cm (5). Provenance: Purchased at Lawson's and Grays Auction in Australia and Treasure Auctions in HK in the late 1980s and early 1990s Lawson's and Grays Auction | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese inside-painted 'Monkey King' glass snuff bottle, Wen Xiangjun, dated 1980 9.5 cm. Provenance: Purchased at C.A.C. in the late 1980s and early 1990s Compare a bottle painted by Wen of very similar subject and painting style, lot 177, sale 20955,… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese carved agate snuff bottle, Late Qing dynasty 6.5 cm. Provenance: Purchased at in the late 1980s and early 1990s in Singapore | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese inside painted 'Murals in the Yongle Temple' glass snuff bottle, Liu Ziyi (b. 1939) and Liu Enchang, dated 1987 9.5 cm. Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company in the late 1980s and early 1990s b. 1939. Y.F. Yang & Company | *** |  |
| *** | Two Chinese painted glass snuff bottles, Qianlong four-character mark, 5.4 cm and 6 cm high (2). Provenance: Singapore private collection | *** |  |
| *** | Li Kechang (1942 - ) and Li Dongxiao (20th/ 21th century), horse by Castiglione, 2001, painted by Li Dongxiao, inscribed and signed by Li Kechang, 6.2 cm high. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist in 2001, with certificate issued by the artist,… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese carved amber 'monkey' snuff bottle, Late Qing dynasty, 6.30 cm high. Provenance: Ex Paul Braga collection. NSW private collection | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese jadeite snuff bottle | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese inside painted 'Along the River during the Qingming Festival' glass snuff bottle, Wang Baichuan (b. 1949), dated 1990 9.6 cm. Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company in the late 1980s and early 1990s in Hong Kong. Y.F. Yang & Company | *** |  |
| *** | Two Chinese painted-enamel snuff bottles, Qianlong four-character mark, 4.8 cm and 5.5 cm high (2). Provenance: Singapore private collection | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese inside-painted glass snuff bottle, Suo Zhenhai, dated by inscription 1974 8 cm. Provenance: Purchased at Y. F Yang & Company Hong Kong in the late 1980s and early 1990s 1944-2006. Y.F. Yang & Company | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese multi-colour glass overlay 'longevity and fortune' snuff bottle, Republic period, 6 cm high. Provenance: Singapore private collection. . Compare an almost identical bottle in the Bloch collection, see No. 114, Chinese Snuff Bottles: A Miniature… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese inside-painted glass snuff bottle, Chen Runpu (b. 1946), dated 1979 'butterfly and cat' in the style of Cao Kejia, 8 cm. Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company in the late 1980s and early 1990s in Hong Kong Cao Kejia (1906 - 1979), a… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese agate snuff bottle, Qing dynasty 7 cm. Provenance: Purchased at Y. F Yang & Company in the 1980s and early 1990s in Hong Kong. Y.F. Yang & Company | *** |  |
| *** | Five Chinese inside painted glass snuff bottles, Li Yingtao, Haoyue, Wang Baichuan, Ai Qi, and one unsigned, 1970s to 1980s 8 cm, 8 cm, 7 cm, 7.2 cm, 7 cm (5). Provenance: Purchased at David Arts in the late 1980s and early 1990s | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese inside painted glass snuff bottle, Yi Ding (b. 1974), dated 1984 8 cm. Provenance: Purchased at David Arts in the late 1980s and early 1990s (b. 1974) David Arts | *** |  |
| *** | Three Chinese painted milky glass snuff bottles, Guyue Xuan and Caihua Tang mark, varying heights from 4.2 cm to 5.5 cm (3). Provenance: Singapore private collection | *** |  |
| *** | Two Chinese inside painted glass snuff bottles, One by Wang Baichuan, the other unsigned, dated 1989 and 1990 8 cm, 9 cm (2). Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company and Hollywood Road in the late 1980s and early 1990s ';. Y.F. Yang & Company;… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese blue glass snuff bottle with mother-of-pearl inlays, The bottle late Qing dynasty Inlays probably in mid 20th century in Japan 7.8 cm. Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company in the late 1980s and early 1990s in Hong Kong See another very… | *** |  |
| *** | Two Chinese carved 'Basket' snuff bottles, late Qing dynasty to Republic period, 5.7 cm and 4.7 cm high (2) | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese imitation-realgar glass snuff bottle, Qing dynasty, 1700-1820, 6.5 cm high. Provenance: Acquired from J. W. A. Multinational, Inc. Oriental fine arts, Florida on 26 September 2008, New England private collection, Compare a similar example, see… | *** |  |
| *** | Two Chinese inside-painted glass snuff bottles, Chen Runpu (b. 1946), and unknown, 20th century 8 cm, 9 cm (2). Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company in the late 1980s and early 1990s in Australia b. 1946. Y.F. Yang & Company | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese carved mother-of-pearl 'Carp' snuff bottle, 5.8 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | Two Chinese painted opaque yellow glass snuff bottles, Qianlong four-character mark, 5.2 cm and 5.3 cm high (2). Provenance: Singapore private collection | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese inside painted 'Havoc in Heaven' glass snuff bottle, Wen Xiangjun, dated 1989 10 cm. Provenance: Purchased at in the late 1980s and early 1990s in Hong Kong Compare a bottle by Wen painted with equal artistic refinement and also in the theme of… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese inside painted 'Imperial Ming-dynasty porcelain' glass snuff bottle, Yun Chuan, dated 1996 7.4 cm. Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Y.F. Yang & Company | *** |  |
| *** | A group of four carved jade pieces, Qing dynasty comprising of a 'cloud' snuff bottle, a gourd-shaped pendant on stand, and two carvings of a three-legged toad and of a child riding a freshwater bivalve, 6.3 cm high (snuff bottle, jade only), 3.4 cm long,… | *** |  |
| *** | An enamelled and incised porcelain 'dragon' snuff bottle, Qing dynasty, 1820-1900. the recessed base decorated with stylized clouds, 6.5 cm high. Compare an identical bottle, see 'Chinese snuff bottles from two private American collection', lot 6004 Sale… | *** |  |
| *** | Three carved Chinese amber and root amber snuff bottles, 6 cm, 6.1 cm, and 7 cm high (3) | *** |  |
| *** | Two Chinese inside-painted revolutionary-theme glass snuff bottles, Wen Xiangjun, Dated 1967 and 1968 4 cm, 7 cm (2). Provenance: Purchased at Kaynes in the late 1980s and early 1990s | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese inside painted agate 'Liaozhai' snuff bottle, Attributed to Ye Zhongsan, Ye family the bottle of 19th century, painted in the Republic period, 7 cm. Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company in the late 1980s and early 1990s Both sides of… | *** |  |
| *** | A pale celadon jade 'peach' snuff bottle Qing dynasty with a stopper, 5.8 cm high, 95g. Provenance: Gora Singh Mann, Wollongong, no. 1005 (label) | *** |  |
| *** | Two Chinese red glass overlay snuff bottles, Qing dynasty to Republic period, 6 cm high, 6.5 cm high (2). Provenance: The 'Sea Battle' bottle from Lynette Cunnington Asian Art, August 1994 | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese inside-painted glass 'plum' snuff bottle, Dated 1967 7.2 cm. Provenance: Purchased at Kaynes in the late 1980s and early 1990s | *** |  |
| *** | Two Chinese inside painted glass snuff bottles, Chen Runpu (b. 1946) and Yi Cong, 1980s 8 cm, 8.5 cm (2). Provenance: Purchased at David Arts in the late 1980s and early 1990s b. 1946 '; David Arts | *** |  |
| *** | Two Chinese snuff bottles, one of carved agate, and the other white jade, Agate: 7 cm high, jade: 6.4 cm high (2). Provenance: Western Australia Private Collection | *** |  |
| *** | Two Chinese inside painted 'Along the River during the Qingming Festival' snuff bottles, Zheng Shikui, dated 1992 10 cm, 10 cm (2). Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company in the late 1980s and early 1990s in Hong Kong. Y.F. Yang & Company | *** |  |
| *** | A spinach-jade snuff bottle, and three celadon jade carvings Qing dynasty snuff bottle 5 cm high, 'fish' 5.3 cm long, the other two 2.5 cm and 2.7 cm long (4). | *** |  |